Tag archives: mental health awareness month
In a bright, spacious room, an oncologist told us my husband’s cancer couldn’t be cured. I felt a shock run through me. With everything else going on, I knew I couldn’t handle it alone. As soon as we left his office, I took out my phone and called Dennis. He was not only a good […]
Sarah Aguilar, Animal Services Director for the Santa Barbara County Animal Services, has introduced a new community resource that helps reunite lost pets with their families quickly and easily; an Interactive Lost & Found Pet Map that is now live on their website. Aguilar, “Hosted by Petco Love Lost and integrated with the Nextdoor app, […]
The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) offers authoritative information about mental disorders, a range of related topics, the latest mental health research, and resources online. The history of May for mental health dates to 1949, when the United States Congress designated May as Mental Health […]
Santa Barbara’s Mental Wellness Center kicks off National Mental Health Awareness Month with its popular art show on the beachfront lawn opposite Chase Palm Park from 11 am – 3 pm on Saturday, May 4. The 28th annual Arts Faire event showcases the talents of approximately 60 local artists who are living with mental illness, […]
Prince Harry and his actress wife Meghan Markle are marking Mental Health Awareness month. The Riven Rock twosome visited with a local youth group for an hour in ‘candid conversion’ with teenagers aged 14 to 18 from AHA! Santa Barbara about how mental well-being is affected by societal pressures and social media in the digital […]
Local artists are the focus of “Mixed Up,” the new exhibit at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The annual Tri-County Juried Exhibition was curated this year by Rae Dunn, popular Bay Area-based ceramic artist, designer, author, and illustrator most recognized for her line of household wares, who will also display a small exhibition of […]
May has long been recognized as National Mental Health Awareness Month, yet never before has the issue of mental health commanded the national conversation as urgently as it does today. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has made mental health his top priority, declaring it “the defining public health crisis of our time,” much like when Dr. […]
